IOTA refresh: development remains strong, but usage, token economics, and decentralization evidence are still insufficient
| Grade | Verdict | Score | Rank | Price | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Failed | Red | 37.9 / 100 | #52 of 203 | $0.0395 | $183.3M |
F | Failed means: Score below 40, or any single hard red flag. Do not own — the story is irrelevant.
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 — scores are re-evaluated daily and this snapshot refreshes on each site publish. The live app always shows current data.
IOTA is an open-source Layer 1 designed as public digital infrastructure for onchain economic activity. Its profile describes a Directed Acyclic Graph architecture paired with the Move virtual machine, supporting smart contracts, digital assets, and digital identity. It identifies possible applications in digital trade and supply chains, including trade documents, product passports, business identity, and cross-border asset movement. IOTA uses delegated proof of stake. The IOTA token is used for network participation, staking, validator rewards, and transaction fees, which the profile says are burned. The system also mentions refundable storage deposits and sponsored transactions. IOTA’s distinctiveness is the combination of infrastructure, identity, trade-related applications, and application-level fee features, although the supplied material does not document current adoption or implementation depth.
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